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Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has topped a consumer satisfaction poll in Japan, outperforming both Nintendo and Sony’s console offerings. The survey, released by ASCII Media Works, asked both console owners and potential buyers to rate all the consoles in six categories; Value for money, variety of compelling software, graphical strength, hardware …

After its well-documented slow and troubled start in Japan, the increasing momentum of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has seen the console break the one million unit sales barrier in the region. Kotaku reports that new figures from Famitsu show that since its release on December 10th 2005 Microsoft’s console has as …

Metal Gear creator shares his thoughts on the East/West divide

New research from Japan’s Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association suggests that the number of people in Japan who consider themselves to be gamers has reduced significantly in the last year. The organisation polled over 1,000 individuals aged between three and 79. The number that claimed to be gamers had dropped by …

Ahead of the release of the DSi in Europe and America early next month, Nintendo’s rejigged dual screen handheld has now passed the 2m unit sales barrier in its homeland of Japan. The news comes from Japanese games weekly Famitsu, courtesy of VG247. DSi hit the market in the Far …

The arrival (and, indeed, solid success ) of Sega’s next-gen RPG brawler Yakuza 3 in Japan has seen Sony’s PS3 recapture the top spot in the Japanese hardware sales charts. Media Create numbers show that PS3 sold 36,513 units in the week ending March 1st, ever so slightly ahead of …

The lead developer of Sega’s underground gangster romp Yakuza 3 has stated that since its Japanese release on February 26th the game has sold 300,000 copies. Kotaku reports that the number already makes the game one of the PS3’s all-time Top Ten best sellers, though it still lags behind the …

The infamous R4 card, a device that allows DS owners to play pirated games and homebrew applications, has been successfully banned from sale in Japan. Kotaku reports that the Tokyo District Court has granted an injunction against the manufacturers of the R4 that makes it illegal for it to be …

Microsoft and Square Enix are both celebrating the success of Xbox 360 exclusive RPG Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope, which has entered the Japanese software charts in top spot. Its sales of 162,000 units eclipsed closest contender Mario & Luigi RPG 3 on DS, which claims second position. Elsewhere …

Nintendo has announced that Pokmon Platinum is to arrive in Europe on May 22nd. The latest entry in the mega-selling franchise has already taken Japan by storm, becoming the country’s second biggest title of 2008 with 2.4 million copies sold to date, with its first million being sold in the …